SongWriter can play your score back over any MIDI channel configuration you can devise. See ScoreManagers to find out how to assign each staff to a MIDI channel.
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Begin/Pause playing (Playback Controls open) |
Spacebar |
Begin playing from the current measure |
Spacebar–click in staff |
Begin playing from current measure in the current staff only |
Shift-spacebar–click in staff |
Begin playing from current measure in the global staff list |
Spacebar–click in between staves |
Begin playing from measure one in the global staff list |
Spacebar–click to the left of a staff system |
Begin playing from measure one in the current staff only |
Shift-spacebar-click to the left of a staff |
“Scrub” onscreen music - all staves |
Ctrl-spacebar (and drag across music) |
“Scrub” onscreen music - current staff only |
Ctrl-Shift-spacebar (and drag across music) |
Click again to reverse the status of a staff (click a Play square to make it solid again, or click a Solo circle to turn it off).
To send an All Notes Off message
On rare occasions, you may encounter a situation called MIDI lock, in which your synthesizer is “stuck” on a certain note or chord.
To specify playback parameters
No particular tool has to be selected.
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